Maintenance Planner/Supervisor

Sappi; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider of renewable resources is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance operations. This role requires managing safety performance and regulatory compliance while leading a diverse maintenance team. Candidates must hold a BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience. Strong leadership and analytical skills are necessary to ensure maintenance excellence in a vibrant industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of maintenance experience in an industrial setting.
• Experience in a maintenance craft, maintenance coordinator, or supervisor/planner.
• Valid driver's license with a safe driving record.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety performance and regulatory compliance.
• Manage and plan maintenance work execution.
• Lead safety initiatives for a productive workforce.
• Develop and maintain equipment maintenance procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Safety management

Education

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

AS in a technical field or Process Control

Job description

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Sappi North America
Sappi Cloquet, established in 1898, produces high-quality graphic papers used in premium magazines, catalogs, books, direct mail and high-end print advertising for the fashion, automotive and travel industries, as well as speciality papers. Cloquet manufactures Verve, a dissolving pulp used for the textile and home goods markets. Energy saving and clean water initiatives at Cloquet have won environmental recognition, aligning with the mill's commitment to sustainability.

Sappi—Cloquet is a team-based environment with over 100 years of continuous pulp and paper making history. The culture of the workforce has evolved to promote an atmosphere where hourly and salaried staff work together to get the job done. This position offers the opportunity to work and grow in a vibrant, forward thinking mill with a team of highly-skilled, dedicated employees. The person in this role is integral to the overall success of the mill and, as such, is a key member of the management team.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include safety performance, regulatory compliance, reliability, and cost control.
• Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, this position works closely with the organization’s Safety, Environmental, Operations and Reliability leaders to achieve and maintain maintenance and operational excellence.
• Keep equipment bills of material current.
• Review parts for inventory reduction &/or needed inventory level.
• Develop tasks lists as needed for all new and existing equipment including standard work procedures.
• Focused on maximizing wrench time.
• Assigns all work including redirects to the maintenance work force.
• As a key member of the maintenance team, you will lead the safety initiatives that ensure an accident-free, safe, and productive workforce.
• Manage and provide technical assistance to a diverse, highly skilled workforce in a team-oriented, self-directed environment to meet the business needs of the organization
• Manage the daily and long range planning and work execution goals for the team, in conjunction with operating personnel, to ensure the targeted business results are achieved.
• Lead the team’s efforts to deliver precision maintenance best practices and continuously improve equipment reliability, integrity, and performance.
• Maintain productivity by detailed planning and organization of work packages and documentation using a computerized maintenance management system.
• Strong leadership, motivational, and analytical thinking skills.
• Facilitates the resourcing of planned and scheduled maintenance work assigned at the weekly scheduling meeting.
• Building strong, cross functional empowered teams.
• Identifying and implementing training needs.

Entry Requirements

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; orAS in a technical field or Process Control.
• Five or moreyears of maintenance experience may be substituted for post-secondary education but must include experiencein a maintenance craft, or as a maintenance coordinator, maintenance supervisor/planner, or engineer in an industrial setting.
• Must have a valid driver's license with a demonstrated safe driving record.

Salary is determined by a number of factors including the value of the job to the organization, market forces, internal equity and skills brought to the job.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Sappi complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi isa leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources. As a diversified, innovative and trusted leader focused on sustainable processes and products, we are building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.